Eight indicted in Bowling Green State University sophomore’s alleged hazing death – Everett Post

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(BOWLING GREEN, Ohio) – Eight people were charged with the alleged fraternal death of Bowling Green State University student Stone Foltz. One person was charged with first degree manslaughter, prosecutors said Thursday.

Foltz, a 20-year-old sophomore student, died on March 7th after a Pi Kappa Alpha event on March 4th at the University of Bowling Green, Ohio, about 20 miles south of Toledo.

Wood County Attorney Paul Dobson said eight men, ages 19-23, were charged on Wednesday.

They are: Jacob Krinn, 20, of Delaware, Ohio; Daylen Dunson, 20, of Cleveland, Ohio; Troy Henricksen, 23, of Grove City, Ohio; Canyon Caldwell, 21 from Dublin, Ohio; Niall Sweeney, 21, of Erie, Pennsylvania; Jarrett Prizel, 19, of Olean, New York; Benjamin Boyers, 21, of Sylvania, Ohio; and Aaron Lehane, 21, of Loveland, Ohio.

All of them are BGSU students, with the exception of Lehane, who is not currently enrolled at BGSU, Dobson said.

Krinn faces the highest indictment of involuntary manslaughter of the first degree. Dobson said in a press conference on Thursday that Krinn Foltz ‘”big brother” was in the brotherhood and brought him home after the event and left him alone.

The involuntary first degree manslaughter charge alleges a defendant caused death by committing or attempting a crime and sentenced him to a maximum of 11 years in prison, Wood County prosecutors said in a statement.

Most of the defendants were charged with involuntary third degree manslaughter and multiple offenses for clouding, failure to comply with underage alcohol laws and obstruction of business.

A Henricksen attorney said, “This is clearly a tragic business. However, the charges against Troy Henricksen are of no help. The facts are already clear at this early stage that he is not criminally liable. I am confident that the court proceedings will hopefully confirm this sooner rather than later, ”said WCMH-TV.

Lehane and Boyers have not been charged with manslaughter and the charges against Boyers, who faces only two charges of misdemeanor, are “dismissed for the time being” while prosecutors focus on the crimes, Dobson said.

Lawyers for the others could not be identified immediately.

Wood County prosecutors said Foltz and other new members of the fraternity were due to attend a fraternity event on March 4th at an off campus home. Foltz was later found unresponsive by a roommate in his apartment. When paramedics arrived, he was not breathing and was resuscitated by his roommate.

According to Dobson, Foltz was found to have a blood alcohol content of 0.35 – over four times the legal limit.

He was hospitalized and died three days later.

The Lucas County coroner ruled that Foltz’s death was an accident and said he died of “fatal ethanol poisoning.”

“The result of this event was catastrophic. And I want to tell this to the people at the event. If you haven’t even tried to be part of the solution, you may be identified as part of the problem and we will respond, “Dobson said Thursday.

Attorneys Rex Elliott and Sean Alto, who represent the Foltz family, issued a statement following the news of the charges.

“We are grateful for the hard work of the local law enforcement and prosecutors, and we are confident that they will ensure that justice is ensured. Today, however, is just one step in the right direction. Government officials and university presidents also need to take swift action across the country to end the threat to fraternity, ”the statement said.

“We are living every parent’s worst nightmare and we will not be at peace until brotherhood is seen for what it really is – abuse. It’s unacceptable and, in Stone’s case, fatal, ”the statement continued.

Bowling Green State University finally ruled out the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity earlier this month.